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‘One Prayer’
The most powerful experiences I had during the First Nation-Famer Climate Unity March were spiritual. My experience as a Quaker was to try to live a Spirit led life. I had long had a desire to learn more about Native … Continue reading
Water and Attaining Peace
One of the many benefits from participating on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March was making friends with Native Americans as we walked together. My life experiences as a Quaker have taught me our lives can, and should, be guided … Continue reading
What can we do as America collapses?
Yesterday I wrote about the global threats America poses and shared the article America’s Next Civil War–The United States shows all the warning signs of impending social and political collapse by Stephen Marche, Illustration by Sebastien Thibault, Oct. 22, 2018. After that … Continue reading
Visual Leadings
Yesterday I tried to explain how I see photography as a spiritual practice. As often happens, I realized there was more I wanted to say. I tried to explain how my awareness of the beauty of the natural world being … Continue reading
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What is our response to environmental chaos?
I imagine you have seen the shocking videos of the flooding of Ellicott City, MD. That is just the latest of a series of alarming environmental changes. The Bering Sea ice is at historic lows. Permafrost is melting and releasing … Continue reading
Spiritual Warrior
I am glad I have been given the opportunity to show some of my photography at this summer’s gathering of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative). When asked for a short biography for the program, I listed the following: water protector, community … Continue reading
History Lessons?
I appreciate it when people sometimes respond to a blog post, because often what I write about are things I’m wondering about, things I don’t completely understand, and am hoping for insight from others. That is partly because I was … Continue reading
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We Are Responsible
I last wrote Seeking a People which was about a blog post by Hye Sung Francis, who describes looking for a spiritual home, and concluding it wasn’t in the Quaker meetings he experienced. My response was to try to express … Continue reading
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Overground Railroad Update
I have been writing about the likelihood of the migration of millions of people, climate refugees, from coastal areas to the middle of the country when the oceans rise, calling this the Overground Railroad. I began thinking about this in … Continue reading
Lyle Smith
Wednesday evenings here in Indianola a group of about ten Quakers gather for meeting for worship. Most I have known for much of my life. Someone I hadn’t known is Lyle Smith, and since he doesn’t often say much, I … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 